Losing Matt Shepard by Beth Loffreda Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Losing Matt Shepard
Book Review: Still relevant almost ten years later
Summary: 5 Stars
Having been a student in Laramie and enjoying Dr. Loffreda as a favorite professor, I knew I might struggle to look at this book with an objective, critical eye. I think that I was successful, and still I couldn't put it down. Though people talk about Matt Shepard's murder around here regularly, I learned a great deal from this piece, besides being quite moved as well. One reviewer on here says she doesn't tackle the "hard questions." Well, to do so would probably have been rather presumptuous and ultimately impossible. The community and even the nation still struggles to answer, or even articulate, those hard questions. So Loffreda is wise to stick to the facts, yet infused with genuine emotion and testimony from those involved directly and peripherally. Her discussions of the political repercussions is incredibly illuminating and thought-provoking, and I think this is (and should be) the book's primary aim. Sometimes it is difficult to read, but only emotionally. Loffreda's eloquent but never flowery prose makes it otherwise a great reading experience.Book Review: Stunning, complicated
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm using this book this semester in my Intro to GLBTQ Studies course. I speed read it this summer, ordered it for my students, and now have just re-read it. I was moved to tears by Loffreda's quiet argument and refusal of simple, pop-psych explanations. Her writing challenges both gays and straights, and the arguments many use to explain Matt Shepard's murder as a function of Wyoming's benighted 'culture of hate.' It's a wonderful book that I look forward to assigning, and reading, again. Thanks Beth!Book Review: great
Summary: 3 Stars
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